Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Competitors

Alto Ingredients (NASDAQ:ALTO) and Luxfer (NYSE:LXFR) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ALTO or LXFR?

42.4% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Luxfer shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Alto Ingredients shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Luxfer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ALTO or LXFR more profitable?

Luxfer has a net margin of 6.02% compared to Alto Ingredients' net margin of -7.16%. Luxfer's return on equity of 11.75% beat Alto Ingredients' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alto Ingredients	-7.16%	-18.78%	-10.60%
Luxfer	6.02%	11.75%	6.80%

Does the media prefer ALTO or LXFR?

In the previous week, Alto Ingredients had 2 more articles in the media than Luxfer. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Alto Ingredients and 5 mentions for Luxfer. Luxfer's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Alto Ingredients' score of 0.54 indicating that Luxfer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alto Ingredients	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Luxfer	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALTO or LXFR?

Luxfer has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alto Ingredients. Alto Ingredients is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luxfer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alto Ingredients	$965.26M	0.08	-$58.98M	-$0.92	-1.12
Luxfer	$391.90M	0.87	$18.40M	$0.90	14.19

Do analysts rate ALTO or LXFR?

Alto Ingredients presently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 433.98%. Given Alto Ingredients' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alto Ingredients is more favorable than Luxfer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alto Ingredients	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Luxfer	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ALTO or LXFR?

Alto Ingredients has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luxfer has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Luxfer beats Alto Ingredients on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.